De miraculis occultis naturae libri IIII. Item De vita cum animi et corporis incolumitate recte instituenda, liber unus [...].

8vo: [16]-582-[26] pp. (clear waterstain in margins throughout).

Cont. blindst. pigskin over wood, spine on 4 raised bands, covers with central panel representing Justitia (front cover) and Lucretia (lower cover) within rollstamped border, stamped initials F W and date 1581 on front cover (rubbed, corners bumped, min. soiling, some sm. def.). Good copy.

Rare 3rd Plantin ed. (1st 1567, 2nd 1574) of a popular treatise by the Zeeland physician Lemnius (1505-1568), a pupil of Vesalius and friend of Dodonaeus. The work deals with medical and dietetic problems, but also with occult sciences (especially monsters). Dedicated by Plantin to A. Ortelius. Lemnius' book was on the Index of Forbidden Books from 1583 until 1900. Woodcut mark on title. In italics. Ref. Voet (Plantin Press) 1515. - BT 1852. - Adams L-419. - Machiels L-150. - Bibl. Med. Neerl. I:517. - Ferguson II, 24. - Durling 2773. - Wellcome I:3701. - STC Dutch p. 115. - Not in Caillet, Duveen. Prov. Ownership label.